A review of the welfare implications of out-of-season extensive lamb production systems in New Zealand

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 165-172

  Fisher, M W ^a,b  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Kotare Bioethics Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Birth; Growth; Management; Season; Selection; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAMB; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 1642527425     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(03)00127-1     Document Type: Article

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